To commemorate the 62nd annual National Day of Prayer on the first Thursday in May, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation. The text of Mr. Obama's 2014 proclamation touted religious liberty and those being persecuted for their convictions.
Those are noble sentiments, if only they were observed. Dennis Miller has quipped that citizens who disagree with Mr. Obama are often treated worse then his enemies. The Obama Administration has been adamant about enforcing the Contraception Mandate upon religiously oriented organizations (but not churches themselves) which find abortifacients abhorrent.
The U.S. Supreme Court may decide on the constitutionality of this Contraception Mandate when it rules on Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby in June. Nonetheless, Dr. James Dobson of Family Talk (and previously the founder of Focus on the Family), used his remarks at the 2014 National Day of Prayer to underline how deeply he finds Obama's abortion mandate offense and that he will fight for his religious freedom.
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops will be sponsoring their third Fortnight for Freedom from June 21st to July 4th. This year, the Fortnight for Freedom will focus on the freedom to serve the poor and vulnerable in accord with human dignity and the Church's teaching. But living one's faith outside of the doors of the Church requires religious liberty.
If we relied upon words alone, one might conclude that the Obama White House has experienced a metanoia and respects religious liberty. But in the real world, actions speak louder than words.
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